The design of the new flying broomstick was also progressing step by step. Elwyn assigned the tasks to everyone.
They first dismantled all the flying broomsticks they could find, compared the books they bought, studied the principles of operation and excellent design concepts, and drew up blueprints. These broomstick parts were all piled up in the small living room that had just been cleaned up on the second floor.
In less than a week, they had dismantled hundreds of flying broomsticks.
In the words of Fred and George, this was probably the most exciting thing they had done in their lives.
At the same time, it was also the most extravagant thing.
These flying broomsticks were not cheap, and had extremely high collectible value.
After being dismantled, especially when Elwyn wanted to open up the core for research, its value was greatly reduced.
Although they would reassemble it later, there were still many sophisticated devices and magic that were affected and lost their function.
In order to prevent it from being studied by their peers, many of the broomsticks were enchanted with dismantling and destruction spells.
These spells were cast on various parts of the broomsticks, and the effects and activation methods were also different.
In the beginning, Elwyn tried to crack part of it, but the failure rate was on the high side, and when they opened it, there was nothing left inside.
Although they asked the mad-eyed man for help, and let him use his magic eye to reveal all the abnormal parts of the magic inside, the success rate of dismantling the core was still very low. It was not until Bill joined the research team that this changed.
Because of his many years of work experience, he was very experienced in breaking spells, and also had a lot of research on flying broomsticks.
He helped Elwyn cleverly crack or avoid those spells, and dismantled the core of the flying broomstick.
Without Bill's help, things would not have gone so smoothly.
In order to make it easier to fight against the Lord Voldemort, Bill had already applied to be transferred back to the British headquarters.
After the Zuo Sai incident, the fairies of Gringotts in Egypt were probably eager for him to leave as soon as possible, so his application was quickly approved. For the time being, he did not receive any tasks from the Order of the Phoenix, so he worked with Elwyn and the rest to design a new flying broom.
Other than that, it was also worth mentioning that when Harry found out that it would cost about five thousand gold coins to buy a Firebolt, he immediately donated his Firebolt for Elwyn's research. Otherwise, they would definitely not have enough funds at the moment.
The price of the Fire Crossbow Bolts had always been kept a secret. They would only tell you the price if you had the ability to buy them.
To tell the truth, Elwyn didn't expect the Firebolt to be so expensive. It was a huge sum of money.
A better Flying Broom would not cost more than 100 gold coins, while a Fire Crossbow Bolt would cost 5,000 gold coins.
These gold coins could be piled up into a mountain of gold, especially when one considered that when Sirius bought it for Harry, the Fire Crossbow Bolts had just been produced, and the price was much more expensive than it was now. It was truly amazing.
No wonder even Malfoy could only look at Harry's Fire Crossbow Bolts with envy, and did not ask his father to buy one.
Out of caution, Elwyn did not dismantle the Fire Crossbow Bolts to check their internal brake decorations.
In any case, the previous flying broomstick had given him enough ideas. He combined traditional design concepts with alchemy and began to try to create a new flight brake device and a telepathic device. These two devices were the core of a broomstick.
As the fastest flying broom at present, the Fire Crossbow Bolts could reach 150 miles per hour.
Not considering other factors, the brake device that Elwyn had researched could easily exceed this speed. However, it was not compatible with the other aspects of the Flying Broom. There would be stall phenomena, and the safety performance could not be met.
Finally, he temporarily adjusted the speed to 130 miles per hour.
In this way, the brake device could continuously increase the power of the broom, and it would not lose power during the climb.
As a supplement, Elwyn added an additional brake.
Usually, one would fly normally, and when it was necessary to accelerate, he would turn on the other, which could quickly double the speed to 260 miles per hour.
Although it was not a long time, it was still a new breakthrough.
Harry said that the design was very good. If he had a choice, he would prefer the broom over the Fire Crossbow Bolts.
For the Ball Seeker, they did not need to fly very fast most of the time, but they needed to be able to accelerate at critical moments.
After solving the problem of flying speed, they encountered the problem of not flying high.
Elwyn took reference from the current highest flying broom, "Zigyue," and added three small magic brakes at the end of the broom, which was the monthly design of other brooms.
This way, their new broom had to be tilted at a 45-degree angle, which greatly reduced the portability of the broom, and they had to study it again.
There were also many problems that needed to be solved in terms of durability and resistance to strong winds.
The only thing that satisfied Elwyn was the telepathic sensing device he had designed. He had added some of the ideas of soul black magic into it, and the new broom was more sensitive than all the flying brooms on the market at the moment. It could clearly sense the thoughts of the user.
Using the telepathic sensing device, the flying broom seemed to come to life and become a part of the user's body.
While Elwyn was conducting the core research, Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Ginny were studying the balance and the specific craftsmanship of the broom. Hermione and the others referred to many books, and finally came up with a new blueprint for the flying broom.
The main shape was similar to the Silver Arrow from back then. It was very elastic, and the broom handle was thicker.
This was another difference from the new flying broom that was popular on the market. In recent years, the design of the flying broom had a trend of becoming thinner and thinner. The mainstream design concept was to be slender and streamlined. The broom would experience less resistance, and its speed would become faster. It would also look more appealing.
Harry and Ron felt that it should be so. They even increased the length of the flying broom compared to the fire crossbow arrow.
However, Hermione and Ginny agreed that it should be thickened. This way, the durability and resistance would be increased, and the safety would be greatly improved.
The four of them argued for a long time about the problem of the thickness.
Finally, after some discussion, they decided to follow Hermione and Ginny's ideas.
Although it would be less aesthetically pleasing to the eye, its safety would be greatly improved. Moreover, it would also solve the problem that had been troubling Ivan for a long time in terms of resistance to strong winds and inclement weather. The new broom would be able to fly higher and adapt to faster speeds.
The strengthening of the quality also prevented the flying broom from bending and deforming due to the use of time or the speed.
This design was indeed very conscientious. After all, even the fire crossbow arrow had the risk of disintegrating after reaching its maximum speed.
While making the broom thicker, Hermione and Ginny agreed to make the broom bigger.
A thicker and bigger flying broom would be more popular with girls. Their first consideration was safety, and the aesthetic value and speed were secondary.
Elwyn rejected this proposal because this would greatly increase the production cost of the broom …
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